| Park County related photos, articles and stories |
New! USS Sutter County line drawings of Main Deck, Second Deck and Third Deck contributed by Mike Chambers. |
Glynn Q. Lane Jr., Captain of the USS Park County beginning in July, 1968 passed away on Friday, May 27th 2005. |
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USS Park County, LST 1077 was commissioned in May, 1945. Park County saw service in WWII, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. Here you will find many stories, photographs and articles contributed by sailors who manned the Park County during her various services in the United States Navy.
The next reunion has been set for Portland Oregon in the summer of 2011, specific date yet to be decided.
See who attended the reunion in Indianapolis!
The USS Park, Litchfield and Sutter County reunion has been held and was a huge success! Well over 150 people joined with their shipmates and guests for three days of activities including a visit to LST 325 in Evansville Indiana. Also included was a visit to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and walking tours of various sites and monuments in the beautiful downtown Indianapolis area. Stay tuned for details and MANY photos to follow.
The next reunion has been set for Portland Oregon in the summer of 2011, specific date yet to be decided.
If you have reunion photos you are willing to share please send them to me at the email address listed in the roster sent to you before the reunion, or submit an inquiry at the "webmaster" link below and I'll reply with instructions for sending the photos either via email or snail mail. Be sure to include your email address or phone number in the contact form.
Many thanks to all those who worked to make the reunion possible and of course to everyone who attended.
Alan Sandoval
Mike Kempf
New! MANY photos of all the reunion activities posted by Mike Kempf.
Text of the speech COMLANSHIPRON 3 Commander Orvis delivered at the reunion.
Bill Jackson photo gallery (posted Nov. 18th 2009)
Naval Advisory Detachment information and links USNAD was supported by the Mobile Support Team, based at the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado, CA. NAD conducted clandestine operations in the waters of Vietnam from a base in Danang. The main craft used in these operations was the Norweigan designed 80' PT boat named "Tjeld", translated to "Nasty". The US Navy designation of these boats is PTF-Nasty. |
NAD and PTF links, photos and stories |
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COMPLETE (as humanly possible) list of all crew members who served aboard USS Park County. If you have any additions/corrections please contact Mike Kempf at the link on the left side of this page.